In this episode we discuss The Rainmaker’s Mistake by Jamaican author and sociologist Erna Brodber.

Karen Lord recommends that you also listen to this short (15 minute) reading and interview with the author.

The Rainmaker’s Mistake isn’t classically science fictional, and definitely not magical realism. It is slipstream in the mode that should be perfectly comfortable with any and all who love fiction by folks like Kelly Link, Jeffrey Ford and Theodora Goss.

Okay, I’m in love with you both now. I’m actually writing about Brodber for my PhD dissertation (well, her and about 10 other Caribbean writers, including Ms. Lord, Nalo Hopkinson, Tobias S. Buckell, and a lot of other non-genre writers like Rhys, C. L. R. James, Mittelholzer, Gilroy, Naipaul, etc.).

So I’m both in love with this particular episode and totally jealous that I’m not a part of it. You both rock!

Author Ian Irvine wrote an interesting article about the book publishing industry. For those who want to know, this article reveals the cold, hard truth about the nitty gritty of getting a book published.

Wales Online interviews George Lucas on the occasion of the release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Thrill when Lucas says, "This feature film came by accident." Basically because he felt the the first animated drafts would look good on the silver screen. He wants, he gets. Shudder when George opines, "There might be a funny character who appears on Continue Reading →